Heel-attaching means



Nov. 25, 1930. c. MILLER ET AL HEEL ATTACHING MEANS Filed Oct. 18, 1929 m NTOR CHARL )MLLER BY MAX FEINSTEIN 7w M ATTORNEY a in shoes, and which Patented Nov. 25, 1930 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CHARLES MILLER, 0]? LONG ISLAND CITY, AND MAX FEINSTEIN, 0F CORONA, NEW YORK, SAID FEINSTEIN ASSIGNOR To -SAID MILLER HEEL-ATTAGHIN G MEANS Application filed October is, 1929. Serial m). 400,4.

This invention relates to the shoe art and deals more specifically with a heel attachin means.

in ladies shoes and sli pers having heels of the Louis type much ifiiculty is experienced in securing a rigid attachment of the heel to the shoe. The heel breasting operation as well as the use of nails or staples now commonly practiced are not entirely satisfactory to ive the desired results. For example, it has been found in practice that with the present heel attachingmeans, the weight of the wearer of the shoe or slipper often causes'the heel to turn slightly about an axis lying in the plane of the heel seat surface and at right angles to the longitudinal axis of the shoe. This slight turning moment causes the vamp of the shoe to bulge, thus creating the appearance of a poor fit in an otherwise well constructed shoe. Again, it frequently happens that with continued wear this turning moment gradually increases until the heel may even be loosened from the heel seat and completely broken off.

It is therefore an object of this invention to provide a shoe structure in which the heel is rigidly attached.

Further, it is an object of this invention to strengthen the arch of the shoe between the heel seat and the ball line of the sole and to prevent bending thereat.

It is a further object of this inventlon to provide a shoe structure in which the weight of the wearer does not cause the shoe to be distorted and thereby to bulge at the vamp.

Finally, it is an object of this invention to provide a rigid heel attaching means which is light in weight, cheap to construct and use is highly eflicient in its action.

These and other objects of the invention will be readily understood from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, in which: 0

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary sectional v1ew of a shoe embodying the principles of the present invention; and

Figs. 2 and 3 are detail views of the tube used herein.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the

rear half of the shoe 10 is shown in section, certain elements of the shoe which form no part of the present invention bein omitted.

The upper 11, sock lining 12, leat er shank 13 steel shank stiffener 14 and outer sole are re atively associated together in the usual way. A wooden heel 20 of the type known in the art as a Louis XVI heel is rovided with a circular hole running from the top to the bottom as shown in Fig. 1.

A circular cylindrical hollow metallic tube 30 preferably constructed of duraluminum is provided with a flat head 31 integrally formed therewith and at an angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of the tube so that the head 31 lies flat on the heel seat of the shoe when the tube 30 is in place in the heel. The opposite end of the tube is internally threaded at 32, and a flat headed screw 33 serves to hold the tube in place. A top lift 34 is provided in accordance with the usual practice.

The tube 30 is positioned in the shoe as shown in Fig. 1 with the head 31' clam in the leather arch orshank member 13 in fixed position at the heel seat. Obviously, if found desirable any suitable cushioning means may be placed over 31 at the heel seat. A rubber heel ad may be used, for example.

It as been found in practice that the use of the tube 30 as herein disclosed not only results in a firmer attachment of the heel, but also insures a proper arch construction as explained above.

Obviously, many changes will suggest themselves to those skilled in the art. It is therefore to be understood that the scope of this invention is not limited by the details of structure herein disclosed,,except as defined in the appended claim.

Having thus described our invention, we claim:

A shoe having an upper, a shank member, a heel joined to said shoe, said heel being provided with a heel seat surface and a tread surface and having a hole extending at a substantial angle to said tread surface from said tread surface tosaid heel seat surface, a hollow cylindrical tube disposed within and coextensive with said hole, said tube having at its upper end an integral formed angularly disposed clamping head engaging the upper surface of sand shank member, and screw threaded means carried by the lower end of said tube for securing the same in clamping position in the hole of said heel.

. MAX FEINSTEIN.

CHARLES MILLER. 

